Occupation

Scope note:

“Occupation” denotes the intentional and persistent (permanent, seasonal or intermittent) presence in a location of a group of actors or an individual actor. Occupation often implies carrying out specific activities related to that location.

Examples:

• The seasonal inhabitation of a fishing station by a family group.

• The long term use of the hall and surrounding land at Hofstaðir.

• The gathering of multiple actors at Thingvellir for purposes of an assembly.

References to discussions of Occupation:

• Simpson, I., Adderley, W. P., Thomson, A. M., Gudmundsson, G., Vésteinsson, O., Friđriksson, A., & McGovern, T. H. (2009). Land: its organisation and management at Norse Hofstaðir.

• Vésteinsson, O., & McGovern, T. H. (2012). The peopling of Iceland. Norwegian Archaeological Review, 45(2), 206-218.

CIDOC CRM mappings:

• E7